caddie - you are doing a good job - do whatever you feel is right for yourself and bubs. we had lani in her bassinet in our room until she was about 13wks old (never did it this long with the other too) i think it was just me didn't want to let her go lol. i started her off in the cot for her daytime sleeps at about 6 wks. now when she wakes in the morning currently around 6am i just bring her into bed with me feed her and then she goes back to sleep with me until we get up around 9am, this is going to have to change in a couple of weeks when kinda starts tho - 8.30am starts not happy jan.
re the dummy and crying i also let her cry for just as long as it takes for me to get to her, some nights this can be up and down for half a dozen times just replacing the dummy and as soon as she sees me she giggles and kicks around - cheeky monkey. i tend to do a little controlled crying if needed at around 6mths, i went to a sleep school with my first and have implemented what i was "taught" with jess and jay so will do with lani if need be, mostly in particular to get over those 45min wake ups during the day, it usually takes a couple of days but i highly recommend if you were going to do it to go somewhere to learn rather than do it off your own back or from a book as the people at the centres (usually health nurses etc) can pick up if there is an underlying problem or if the mother is not coping all sorts of stuff really and very reassuring i found. each to their own. i am a real big one for routines and firmly believe that children need their routine especially in the first year - my ds is now nearly 5 and he tells me that it is time for his shower and bed he has been doing this since about the age of 18mths which is great.
michelle - yay on jessica rolling, lani has done it from front to back but not often and usually only when she is a nudie lol. you know what i would take back the clothes and buy them again on sale - stuff em, i have done it before lol, i hate how they do that. i know when i had all the toys on xmas laybys at kmart i got a letter saying if you find the toy cheaper elsewhere they would beat it by 10% so that was good.
lara - great to see you went and had counselling it does help doesn't it, you will be fine you are doing a wonderful job.
couldn't resist reading the posts in the tv forum re outback jack just had to go and find out who won i found it very funny watching it last night knowing who has won it - that guy is unbelievably funny in what he says what a crack up.
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